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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Molecular Biology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Evelyn Keller states that both science and art are dependent on what?
(a) Persistence.
(b) Unlikely solutions.
(c) Belief and hope.
(d) Internal visions.

2. What did Barbara's uncle do for a living?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He was a baker.
(c) He was a scientist.
(d) He was a fish dealer.

3. What does Evelyn Keller state is the best word to describe Barbara McClintock's stance on life?
(a) Autonomy.
(b) Alone.
(c) Completed.
(d) Seclusion.

4. What did Barbara think wasn't solvable, but was "merely a symbol"?
(a) Chromosomes.
(b) Cells.
(c) Maize kernals.
(d) Genes.

5. How many chromosomes did corn or maize have?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cornell geneticists study instead of fruit flies?

2. Who presented the third paper in the 1951 symposium?

3. When Barbara went to visit Stadler in Missouri, she went to look at the corn that they had. Barbara noticed that they were calling the corn what?

4. After what length of time did Demerec propose to make Barbara's position permanent at Cold Springs Harbor?

5. Who was the President of the Carnegie Institution that Demerec urged Barbara to go talk to?

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